The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday inaugurated the Army forward operation base in Kafanchan, Kaduna State. The base was established to tackle ethno-religious crisis, banditry and cattle rustling in southern Kaduna. Buratai said the base was designed to serve as a critical staging area for effective conduct of operation by troops […]
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The Nigerian Army has issued a statement in which it challenged a story titled “EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria raises troops for Gambia, ready to remove Yahya Jammeh”, published by an online medium (PremiumTimes). The army assured that there is no plan to attack any country, urging the news medium to stop publishing misleading and embarrassing stories, as […]
Continue ReadingAbubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram insurgents appeared in a new video to dispute the claims of the military that he was badly injured or probably dead from airstrikes weeks ago. The Nigerian Air Force had in a statement last month said Shekau was fatally wounded from unprecedented air strikes targeted at a gathering of […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army says its attention has been drawn to some online publications alleging that Soldiers of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) Edo State command of arresting and molesting 10 journalists in Benin, Edo State earlier today. According to the statement released by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army killed 23 militants in the operation, tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile” to flush out criminals in Niger Delta. The soldiers also recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the region, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, said on Saturday. He told newsmen in Enugu that the recoveries […]
Continue ReadingIn a fresh statement released on Tuesday morning, the Nigerian military says its most unprecedented and spectacular air raid has Boko Haram leaders fatally wounded, emphatically stating that Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, was “fatally wounded in his shoulders”.Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting director of army public relations, said the operation held on August 19, […]
Continue ReadingBY PRNIGERIA The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it is examining the latest video from Boko Haram group purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.Some girls wearing headscarves, in the video, were seen behind a Boko Haram militant who demanded the release of fighters in return for freeing the girls. The militant also claimed […]
Continue ReadingAhmed Salkida, a Nigerian journalist prominent for his access to the Boko Haram terrorists has been declared wanted by the Nigerian Army.Also wanted by the army as announced on its Twitter page, are Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Wakil. Sani Usman, army spokesman, disclosed this in a statement, saying the trio are being wanted for having links […]
Continue ReadingBoko Haram on Sunday released a new video, showing not less than 50 of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped on the night of April 14, 2014. The girls who were wearing headscarves were behind a militant who demanded the release of fighters in return for the release of the girls. The video reportedly […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army Football Team (Green Beret Football Club) today at Ibadan won the Nation Wide League Division Two. By this feat, the Green Beret FC has gained promotion to the Nation Wide League Division One. Information from Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, has it that the Chief of Army Staff, […]
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